Printers: Imprimerie et fonderie de Fain, Paris (t.1-2); Imprimerie de Fain et Thunot, Paris (t.3)

"Forming one of Roret's 'Collection des suites à Buffon" --BM (Nat. hist.), v. 2, p. 510

The leaves of plates in t. 1-3 feature textual matter only

The illustrated plates in the atlas were drawn by L.E. (Borromée dir.), and engraved by Mlle. Coignet, Corbié, Mme. Fournier, Mandet, Massard, and Perée

Text vols. have some errors in paging

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Nissen, C. Zoologische Buchillustration

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SCNHRB has two copies

SCNHRB c. 1 (39088009154493, ...4584, ...4543, & ...4626) has ms. inscription in ink on front free endpaper of t. 1-3 and atlas v.: David Walker Esq. M.D. with the kindest regards of his friend Robt. Brown[?], Fort Steilacoom, W.T. [Washington Territory], July 16th, 1866

SCNHRB c. 1 has ms. inscription in ink on prelims. of t. 1: R.E.C. Stearns Esq. from D. Walker, San Francisco, Oct. 1872

SCNHRB c. 1 has stamps on prelims.: Invertebrate Zoology, Crustacea; Library, Division of Crustacea; Library, U.S. National Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Feb. 17, 1894; with accession nos. 146794 (t.1-3); 146795 (plates)

SCNHRB c. 1 has some penciled annotations throughout, a few of which are lightly erased and/or are affected slightly by cropped margins

SCNHRB c. 1 is bound in 4 v., in a modern red buckram library binding with gilt-lettered spine

SCNHRB c. 2 (39088009150087, ...4576, & ...0269) has ink stamp on prelims.: Private library of Chas. B. Wilson; also an embossed stamp: Libraires de l'Académie impériale de médecine, Paris, J.B. Baillière & Fils

SCNHRB c. 2 has a few annotations and markings

SCNHRB c. 2 is bound in 3 v.; the atlas is bound in at the end of t. 3. Tome 1 is bound in old green quarter-leather with mottled paper boards and gilt-tooled spine, marbled endpapers. Tomes 2-3 are bound in modern blue buckram with "Wilson Library" stamped in gold at the foot of the spine. Binder's label reads: Bound by Townsend Book Binding, New Market, Va

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